Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-08-13
A SECOND HOLD UP
Ofthe Western Bound Express Train
 by Road Agents.

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 They Oyerturn the Engine, Blow Open the
 Express Car and Escape With
 Their Booty.
 To the surprise of the railroad off, eisls the western bound express failed to come in on time Wednesday although it vas known that it had passed Pantsno in good shape and on tims. AS mid night approached and siill no sIgn of the missing train it was decided to send out 6 locomotive to see what had bs- come of her. As the relief engine near ed PapagO station the engineer was startled by the rapid firing of revolver on the trsck ID his front. Being sp- prehensive that something had gone wrong with the express and not caring eEgIne and slowly backed towards town. Finally hearing some one call he stop ped and was speedily overtsken by a hand car coming from the direction of Papsgo containing conductor Gillespie and W, c. Whorf or this city, who stated that the express had been robbed about a mile east of the last ''hold up" They continued on into town and re- ported the facts to Superintendent No ble who ordered out the vrecking train and alec notified Sheriff Shibell and Deputy U. s. Marshal Underwood Marshal Meade being absent. The wrecking train left at the earliest possi- ble moment for the scene of the trouble
 Uuder sheriff Shibell, accompanied by five deputies. Marshal Underwood. Supt. Noble, Master Mechanic Bonner Drs. Handy and Adler. H. B. Penney of the CITIZEN, P. l.. Crovst. Nj. s. Snyder and several other gentlemen were on board. They reached the robbed train about five o'clock this morning and found the engine and tender overturned, the mail and forward trucks of the bag gage oar oil the track, the express car robbed and several persons slightly in | jured, but no one killed and no other damage done. The following particu lars of the robbery were gained on the grounds by the CITIZEN representative from eye witnesses and those person ally engaged ID the hold up:
 | THE HOLD UP.
 Locomotive No. 95, James Guthrie eng1neer, and R. T. Bradford fireman with the western bound express passed pantsno on schedule tune and was labor ing up grade from the Cienegs, sudden. ly when about one mile east of the scene of the last train robbery a red ligh- flashed in the ar and torpedoes explod. ed on the track. Guthrie endesvored to stop, by throwing the full force of the air brake against the wheels, It was too late however to save the engine as gravel switch at that point, had been opened and the locomotive thundered 6 few lengths along the ties and then | stopped ard with the tender, slowly csrreensd over. This portion of the track Is a succession of cuts and fills and it was on one of the latter about % feet deep, that the engine turned over. out fortunately the fill was sufi- ciently broad to prevent 1t going down | the bank.
 On giving the signal to stop the rob bers began at once to fire prOmiscuOusly into the train, but more especially did they direct their attention to the cab of | and fireman were sitting. The shoot ing was done mostly from the north and 4s the engine lays that side down the number of shots that struck could not be fully sscertsined. One bullet struck the boiler and penetrated the easioS and did no further damage. Of those thst came into the cab one passed
 UNDER BRADFoRD's NOSE,
 burning his lip and cutting of portion of his mustache. To save themselves, both he and Guthrie crouched low in the l cab. when sll at once 1t became sppsr. ent that the engine was slovly settling | over to the north. Guthrie sprsng out | and landed iD the top of 6 mesquit tree l about fifty feet below at the bottom of | the fill, but before Bradford could fol- | low the 6 zine and tender had SO closed | as to bar exit in that direction. He then | l jumped through the csb window but | kept his hold till his feet touched | the ground when he let 30 and | rolled to the bottom of the embark | ment, where he was joined by Guthrie. I Both fearful of being crushed by the | engine. whi-h they expected to follow serretad themselves, Guthrie nOtwIth | OAk Hno but Bradford was slightly injured about | the hips.
 In ibe meantime the robbers went | ahead with their work They first turn ed their attention to the express car | and as is was locked, demanded that it be opened by the messenger, and on his | refusing compliance they hung a stick | of giant powder against the door and | BLEW IT OPEN. The rent in the door was sufficiently | large to admit the body of a man and | two of the robbers were soon in the | car
 The car was occupied by Messenger | Smith aud Route Agent Gsult. Smith l | it vIll be remembered, is the same mes | sepger that was Tn the express car on | the occasion of the former robbery and | seere,ed some s5000 in the stove. The | robbers on getting into the car at once | recognized him and one of them iocos-- | ly said. "Smithy. the stove racket don't | 20 thIs time" He refused to open the | -sfe but was brought to tune by few | taps over the head with a revolver, which bruised him up considerably. | They then WENT THROUGH THE SAFE and SO far as can be learned, cleaned out | the American money. There was con siderable Mexican coin but they took | spsriugly of it. and what they dld take they afterwards left. From the express they went to the mail car, looked through it but molested nothing. As soor ss the robbers had SECURED THEIR THUNDER they walked west on the track for possi- bly 100 yards then crossed down and into the cienegs, over snd to a small knoll on the north bank. There they rested and coOlly discussed the situa- tion. Guthrie ard Bradford, from their place of conceslment distinctly heard one of the robbers say, "Our meeting plsce is further up." While on the knoll one of them gave loud and pe- culiar whistle and shortly afterwards they left in the direction of the Rincon mountains.
 As soon ss the robbers had gone Smith lef, his car and went Co the sleep CT where be met conductor GIlllspie VIC. Whorf of Tucson and several of the passengers discussing the situation. On Smith telling them that he feared